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| − | + | '''Charles Joseph “Joe” Scarborough''' (born April 9, 1963, age {{age|1963|4|9}}) is a [[left-wing]] [[fascist]] [[conspiracy theorist]] who hosts a show part-time on [[MSNBC]]. He served as a U.S. [[Representative]] from [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm</ref> He resigned when the body of a girl who worked for him, Lori Klausutis, was found dead in his congressional office.<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/lori-klausutis-joe-scarborough-murder-florida/</ref> He went on to host MSNBC's Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on MSNBC. Scarborough pushes wild conspiracy theories such as the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]] and [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s murder by [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1160184410588758018</ref> Scarborough previously had been a staunch defender and advocate for Jeffrey Epstein.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-clintons-jeffrey-epstein-connection-could-blow-up-campaign/ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign].</ref> | |
| − | Scarborough | + | Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihavoqep4XA</ref>).<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/joe-scarborough-makes-deranged-case-trump-go/ Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> He also defended [[CNN]] after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/339780-scarborough-knocks-trump-while-defending-cnn Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.<ref>Multiple references: |
| + | *Siegel, Josh (July 11, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joe-scarborough-announces-he-is-leaving-republican-party/article/2628354 Joe Scarborough announces he is leaving Republican Party]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 11, 2017. | ||
| + | *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/12/joe-scarborough-host-morning-joe-explains-move-lea/ Joe Scarborough, host of ‘Morning Joe,’ explains move to leave GOP]. ''The Washington Times''. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. | ||
| + | *Hanchett, Ian (July 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/07/11/scarborough-im-not-going-to-be-a-republican-anymore/ Scarborough: ‘I’m Not Going To Be a Republican Anymore’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 12, 2017. | ||
| + | *Chumley, Cheryl M. (July 12, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/12/joe-scarborough-gasp-exiting-gop-stage-right/ Joe Scarborough — gasp! — exiting GOP, stage right]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 12, 2017.</ref> He made this switch official on October 12, 2017.<ref>Multiple references: | ||
| + | *Leach, Katie (October 12, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joe-scarborough-officially-leaves-the-republican-party/article/2637354 Joe Scarborough officially leaves the Republican Party]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 12, 2017. | ||
| + | *Manchester, Julia (October 12, 2017). [https://thehill.com/media/355234-scarborough-formally-leaves-gop-registers-as-independent Scarborough formally leaves GOP, registers as independent]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 12, 2017. | ||
| + | *Rodriguez, Katherine (October 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/12/joe-scarborough-leaves-republican-party-registers-independent/ MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Leaves Republican Party, Registers as Independent]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.</ref> In 2017, Scarborough responded to a false story by ''The Hill'' by saying that "despite the stupidity of my former party, there is no inner liberal inside of me. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) | ||
| + | My party just went bats*** crazy."<ref>Beck, Conor (November 28, 2017). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/joe-scarborough-slams-hill-false-story/ Joe Scarborough Slams ‘The Hill’ for False Story]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2018, he stated that the GOP "no longer deserves to survive."<ref>Wise, Justin (July 20, 2018). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/398012-scarborough-gop-no-longer-deserves-to-survive Scarborough: GOP ‘no longer deserves to survive’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref> In December 2018, he claimed Trump was "the worst president in modern times, and perhaps ever."<ref>Bowden, John (December 26, 2018). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/422866-scarborough-trump-on-track-to-be-worst-president-of-modern Scarborough: Trump on track to be ‘worst president of modern times’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 26, 2018.</ref> | ||
| − | Scarborough | + | ==Transitioning== |
| − | + | After serving in the House as a [[RINO]], Scarborough has come out of the closet as a full-fledged [[Leftist]], bashing Republicans in agreement with MSNBC's leftist agenda. He claimed to be a "conservative" on the show, often touting his supposed credentials within the GOP and the [[ACU]] rating he received while in Congress before he worked for MSNBC. He calls himself a "conservative" but frequently bashes conservative principles and people. His stance on [[gun control]] shifted drastically and now Scarborough is a firm supporter of new laws restricting gun ownership. To be fair, he is the most conservative host and most conservative MSNBC commentator. Nonetheless, he is at best a centrist and at worst a left-of-center host, and aligns himself with the extreme Left conspiracy theories and hate rhetoric of other hosts such as [[Al Sharpton]]. He seemed pleased when it was announced that liberals like Ed Schultz left the network. | |
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| − | + | Scarborough was elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Republican Revolution (1994)|1994 Republican Revolution]] and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Scarborough voted as a reliable [[conservative]] at the time, earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has come out openly on the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref> | |
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| − | + | ==Personal== | |
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| − | + | After a live-in courtship of many years (while still legally married to his then second wife), Scarborough married [[Mika Brezinski]], daughter of [[President Jimmy Carter]]' [[National Security Advisor]] [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] who masterminded arming groups affiliated with [[Osama bin Laden]] during the [[Soviet-Afghan War]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLdMdXxKCLo</ref><ref>https://southfront.org/afghanistan-the-forgotten-proxy-war-the-role-of-osama-bin-laden-and-zbigniew-brzezinski/</ref> | |
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| + | On July 20, 2001, at 8:10 AM, the body of Lori Klausutis was discovered on the floor of the North Fort Walton Beach office of Congressman Joe Scarborough of Florida.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im3vHOEm-r4</ref> Klausutis was 28 years old.<ref>https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/07/07/882214/-Why-I-am-blacklisted-by-MSNBC</ref> A video exists of Scarborough joking that he had an affair with a staff intern and had to kill her.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/breaking-video-surfaces-joe-scarborough-joking-affair-intern-kill/</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Token conservative]], term describing Scarborough and other media liberals posing as conservatives | + | *[[Token conservative]], term describing Scarborough and other media liberals posing as "conservatives" |
| + | *[[Donny Deutsch]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.joescarborough.com/ Official Website] | *[http://www.joescarborough.com/ Official Website] | ||
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Joe_Scarborough.htm On the Issues] | *[http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Joe_Scarborough.htm On the Issues] | ||
| + | *[https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/15/clip-msnbc-joe-scarborough-joking-don-imus-dead-intern-lori-klausutis/ Scarborough Joking With Don Imus About Dead Intern] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:19, October 22, 2020
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| U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1995 – September 5, 2001 | |||
| Predecessor | Earl Hutto | ||
| Successor | Jeff Miller | ||
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| Party | Independent (formerly Republican) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Hinton (div.) Susan Waren | ||
| Religion | Baptist | ||
Charles Joseph “Joe” Scarborough (born April 9, 1963, age 61) is a left-wing fascist conspiracy theorist who hosts a show part-time on MSNBC. He served as a U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001.[1] He resigned when the body of a girl who worked for him, Lori Klausutis, was found dead in his congressional office.[2] He went on to host MSNBC's Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on MSNBC. Scarborough pushes wild conspiracy theories such as the Trump-Russia collusion hoax and Jeffrey Epstein's murder by Vladimir Putin.[3] Scarborough previously had been a staunch defender and advocate for Jeffrey Epstein.[4]
Scarborough called for U.S. President Donald Trump to resign in 2017, in line with anti-Trump liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced[5]).[6] He also defended CNN after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump fake news story in order to increase its ratings.[7] In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.[8] He made this switch official on October 12, 2017.[9] In 2017, Scarborough responded to a false story by The Hill by saying that "despite the stupidity of my former party, there is no inner liberal inside of me. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) My party just went bats*** crazy."[10] In July 2018, he stated that the GOP "no longer deserves to survive."[11] In December 2018, he claimed Trump was "the worst president in modern times, and perhaps ever."[12]
Transitioning
After serving in the House as a RINO, Scarborough has come out of the closet as a full-fledged Leftist, bashing Republicans in agreement with MSNBC's leftist agenda. He claimed to be a "conservative" on the show, often touting his supposed credentials within the GOP and the ACU rating he received while in Congress before he worked for MSNBC. He calls himself a "conservative" but frequently bashes conservative principles and people. His stance on gun control shifted drastically and now Scarborough is a firm supporter of new laws restricting gun ownership. To be fair, he is the most conservative host and most conservative MSNBC commentator. Nonetheless, he is at best a centrist and at worst a left-of-center host, and aligns himself with the extreme Left conspiracy theories and hate rhetoric of other hosts such as Al Sharpton. He seemed pleased when it was announced that liberals like Ed Schultz left the network.
Scarborough was elected during Newt Gingrich's 1994 Republican Revolution and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Scarborough voted as a reliable conservative at the time, earning a 95% rating from the American Conservative Union.[13] After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has come out openly on the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as Rush Limbaugh, Karl Rove, and Glenn Beck. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."[14] His 2009 book The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise, which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.[15]
Personal
After a live-in courtship of many years (while still legally married to his then second wife), Scarborough married Mika Brezinski, daughter of President Jimmy Carter' National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski who masterminded arming groups affiliated with Osama bin Laden during the Soviet-Afghan War.[16][17]
On July 20, 2001, at 8:10 AM, the body of Lori Klausutis was discovered on the floor of the North Fort Walton Beach office of Congressman Joe Scarborough of Florida.[18] Klausutis was 28 years old.[19] A video exists of Scarborough joking that he had an affair with a staff intern and had to kill her.[20]
See also
- Token conservative, term describing Scarborough and other media liberals posing as "conservatives"
- Donny Deutsch
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm
- ↑ https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/lori-klausutis-joe-scarborough-murder-florida/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1160184410588758018
- ↑ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihavoqep4XA
- ↑ Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go. The Washington Times. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity'. The Hill. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Siegel, Josh (July 11, 2017). Joe Scarborough announces he is leaving Republican Party. Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- Joe Scarborough, host of ‘Morning Joe,’ explains move to leave GOP. The Washington Times. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- Hanchett, Ian (July 11, 2017). Scarborough: ‘I’m Not Going To Be a Republican Anymore’. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- Chumley, Cheryl M. (July 12, 2017). Joe Scarborough — gasp! — exiting GOP, stage right. The Washington Times. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Leach, Katie (October 12, 2017). Joe Scarborough officially leaves the Republican Party. Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- Manchester, Julia (October 12, 2017). Scarborough formally leaves GOP, registers as independent. The Hill. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- Rodriguez, Katherine (October 12, 2017). MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Leaves Republican Party, Registers as Independent. Breitbart News. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ↑ Beck, Conor (November 28, 2017). Joe Scarborough Slams ‘The Hill’ for False Story. The Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ↑ Wise, Justin (July 20, 2018). Scarborough: GOP ‘no longer deserves to survive’. The Hill. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ Bowden, John (December 26, 2018). Scarborough: Trump on track to be ‘worst president of modern times’. The Hill. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm
- ↑ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical
- ↑ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLdMdXxKCLo
- ↑ https://southfront.org/afghanistan-the-forgotten-proxy-war-the-role-of-osama-bin-laden-and-zbigniew-brzezinski/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im3vHOEm-r4
- ↑ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/07/07/882214/-Why-I-am-blacklisted-by-MSNBC
- ↑ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/breaking-video-surfaces-joe-scarborough-joking-affair-intern-kill/
